Director, Accounting

Vistar; Englewood (CO); Presencial; USD 140.000 - 160.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Vistar is seeking a Director of Accounting to lead Field Accounting across regions and OpCos. You will drive strategy, governance, and scalable processes while guiding senior leaders and accounting managers.

The role reports to the Vice President of Finance and requires strong risk management and cross-functional collaboration. Responsibilities include overseeing close cycles, consolidated reporting, and executive finance analyses to influence profitability and operational performance.

Formación

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or related field.
• 12+ years of progressive accounting/finance experience.
• 8+ years leading managers and multi-site organizations.

Responsabilidades

• Direct Field Accounting strategy, priorities, and performance across regions and OpCos.
• Lead and develop Accounting Managers and staff with succession planning.
• Establish and maintain a consistent Field Accounting framework across OpCos.
• Assess risks, drive remediation, and maintain SOX/internal controls.
• Own Field Accounting policies, SOPs, governance, and process documentation.
• Provide executive financial analysis relating to profitability and operations.
• Oversee month-end close, reporting, and balance-sheet governance.
• Collaborate with OpCo and corporate leadership on controls and processes.
• Consolidate reporting for AR, inventory, capex, payroll, and P&L.
• Allocate resources and lead accounting leadership to address growth and risk.

Conocimientos

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Risk management

Executive communication

Educación

Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or related field

Descripción del empleo

Job Description

Director of Accounting

The Director of Accounting provides strategic leadership for Field Accounting across Vistar. This role is accountable for the integrity, consistency, and scalability of accounting operations across regions and OpCos. Leads accounting managers and senior leaders, establishes governance and performance expectations and partners with executive, operational, and corporate functions to translate financial results into business actions.

Functions as a team member within the department and organization as required and performs other duties assigned to best serve the company. The Director of Accounting reports directly to the Vice President of Finance.

Key Responsibilities

• Direct Field Accounting strategy, priorities, and performance across regions and OpCos.
• Lead and develop Accounting Managers, Area Accounting Managers, and staff, with a focus on succession planning, leadership development, and organizational capability.
• Establish and maintain a consistent Field Accounting framework across OpCos, including accounting standards, ownership, controls, review requirements, metrics, and accountability.
• Assess accounting and control risks, drive timely remediation, and maintain a strong SOX and internal-control environment.
• Lead the Area Accounting Manager best-practice framework, including deliverables, deadlines, accountability, training, and knowledge sharing.
• Own Field Accounting policies, standard operating procedures, governance standards, and process documentation, ensuring local procedures remain aligned with established standards.
• Provide executive-level financial analysis and recommendations related to profitability, productivity, working capital, controls, organizational design, and operational performance.
• Oversee the quality and timeliness of month-end close, financial reporting, balance-sheet governance, significant accounting matters, and issue escalation.
• Partner with OpCo and corporate leadership to ensure accounting requirements, controls, process changes, and best practices are consistently implemented and sustained.
• Establish consolidated reporting and review routines for key accounting areas, including accounts receivable, inventory shrink, capital expenditures, SOX compliance, P&L, balance sheet, and payroll; identify trends, exceptions, and risks requiring corrective action.
• Determine resource and talent priorities and deploy accounting leadership to address growth, vacancies, and performance risks.
• Represent Field Accounting in enterprise planning, governance, and cross-functional decision-making.

Additional Responsibilities

• Perform other related duties and enterprise initiatives as assigned; travel to OpCos and corporate locations as required.

Required Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or a related field.

Twelve or more years of progressive accounting or finance experience, including broad operational accounting and financial-statement responsibility.

Eight or more years of leadership experience, including leadership of managers and multi-site organizations.

Demonstrated ability to influence executives, lead enterprise change, manage risk, and develop senior leaders.

Compensation

$140,000 - $160,000 base annual salary + 50% annual incentive potential